# VIPER LT SYSTEM

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c24726q0460

- Solicitation number: 36C24726Q0460
- Notice type: Sources sought
- Status: Awarded to First Nation Group LLC
- Department: Department of Veterans Affairs
- Contracting office: 247-Network Contract Office 7 (36C247)
- NAICS: 325413 In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing
- Product or service code: 6550 In Vitro Diagnostic Substances, Reagents, Test Kits and Sets
- Set-aside: Service-disabled veteran-owned small business sole source
- Place of performance: Montgomery, Alabama
- County: Montgomery County (FIPS 01101). https://abierto.us/counties/montgomery-county-al-01101
- City: Montgomery. https://abierto.us/cities/montgomery-al-0151000
- First posted: April 16, 2026
- Last posted: April 16, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/6da911d65b2d4a8f9ceaea0c614ea539/view

## Description

The Central AL VA Medical Center is seeking a compact automated bench-top molecular diagnostic platform designed for low- to mid-volume laboratories, primarily utilized for HPV testing and STI screening. That offers fully automated molecular testing, integrating sample extraction, real-time PCR amplification, and detection in a single system.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: First Nation Group LLC (UEI Z3BPH2N9K1L9)
- Contract: 36C24726P0530, purchase order
- Obligated: $146,995.00
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 5 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 36C24726Q0460 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 36C247 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_36C24726P0530_3600_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- April 16, 2026: Sources sought, due April 23, 2026 at 7:00 AM EDT. Notice 6da911d65b2d4a8f9ceaea0c614ea539. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/6da911d65b2d4a8f9ceaea0c614ea539/view

## Points of contact

- Rudy A. Cortinez, rudy.cortinez@a.gov, 7067330188

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